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Barquero (1970)

Barquero poster
Directed by
Gordon Douglas
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
R
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 54 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A scowling ferryman named Barquero controls a river crossing in the frontier. He gets caught in a standoff with a ruthless outlaw and his gang who need to cross for their escape.

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What happens

Barquero is a 1970 American Western film starring Lee Van Cleef and Warren Oates, produced by Hal Klein and directed by Gordon Douglas. Barquero was Lee Van Cleef's first American-made film since 1962's How the West Was Won. It was also his first starring role in an American Western. The film grossed $135,381 at the US/Canadian box-office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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